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Love Letter to Alginate Impression Material.

 


Note: If you are NOT a dentist it might be hard for you to understand what is Alginate. 

It is a colorful powder when mixed with water turns itself into a paste-like consistency. Within 3- 4 min it can turn itself into hard rock like consistency. 

So we dentists need to make sure that we take the impression of the patient's teeth before that. The photos in this post will help you understand better. In this post, I'm writing a love letter to Alginate.




Dear Normal Setting Alginate,

 

            Just wanted to share the story which made me fall head over heels for you. I was taking a full-mouth impression for an old friend. Right after mixing the alginate impression, I walked towards her requesting this friend to open her mouth. That very moment she started talking in detail about why she believes that she is hereditarily more prone to caries. While she kept talking, I could feel sweat rolling down my forehead. I was anxious that I will end up wasting alginate while my dental assistant observed me with pity. I nodded swiftly agreeing to everything my friend was saying so as to put an end to this small talk.  After a few seconds, she was done talking. It felt like an eternity. I was a bit relieved that I can now proceed. I moved forward to take the impression only to realize that she was still wearing her mask.  My assistant immediately signaled her to remove her mask. At last, I took the impression. 

            To my surprise, the alginate did not set. In fact, it was a perfect consistency. After the procedure was done, I checked the impression only to find that every anatomical landmark from the frenum to vestibule was perfectly captured. This left me flabbergasted.

Ever since that day I dedicated my life to having this one-sided crush on you. Your pastel hues are enticing to my eyes! Those soothing shades of Light Pink, Green, Purple, and yellow unknowingly calm my anxiety. I admire your fragrance and take an extra effort to take a deep inhalation when I see you.  I don’t have the courage to tell you all these things in person and since I’m quite bad at handling rejections I think I will let this be a one-sided love story till I gather courage someday.

 

With Love

Dr. Anpu



 

 

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